13-letter words containing v, o, r, s
- grave clothes — the wrappings in which a dead body is interred
- harvest mouse — an Old World field mouse, Micromys minutus, that builds a spherical nest among the stems of grains and other plants.
- have eyes for — to be interested in
- hors d'oeuvre — a small bit of appetizing food, as spicy meat, fish, cheese, or a preparation of chopped or creamed foods, often served on crackers or small pieces of toast, for eating at cocktail parties or other gatherings where drinks are served with no other food.
- hors doeuvres — Hors d'oeuvres are small amounts of food served before the main course of a meal.
- impoverishing — Present participle of impoverish.
- improgressive — (archaic) Not progressive.
- improvisation — the art or act of improvising, or of composing, uttering, executing, or arranging anything without previous preparation: Musical improvisation involves imagination and creativity.
- improvisatore — An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem.
- improvisatori — Plural form of improvisatore.
- improvisatory — of, relating to, or characteristic of an improvisation or improvisator.
- in sb's favor — If someone makes a judgment in your favor, they say that you are right about something.
- in-observance — lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
- inconversable — (obsolete) uncommunicative; reserved.
- inobservation — lack of observation
- inobtrusively — in an unobtrusive manner
- insectivorous — adapted to feeding on insects.
- interobserver — someone or something that observes.
- interventions — Plural form of intervention.
- intravasation — the entrance of foreign matter into a blood vessel of the body.
- intravenously — through or within a vein. Abbreviation: IV.
- introgressive — Producing introgression.
- introspective — characterized by introspection, the act or process of looking into oneself.
- introversible — able to be introverted
- inverted snob — a person who scorns the conventions or attitudes of his own class or social group by attempting to identify with people of a supposedly lower class
- investigators — Plural form of investigator.
- investigatory — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- labour-saving — A labour-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
- lateroversion — abnormal lateral displacement of a bodily organ or part, esp of the uterus
- lavatory seat — the part on a toilet or lavatory which can be moved up or down and which is used for sitting on
- leonine verse — a form of verse, based upon an earlier Latin form, with a rhyme scheme that requires the last word in a line to rhyme with the word just before a caesura or with a word near the middle of the line.
- levant storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- livery colors — the principal tinctures of a coat of arms, usually one color and one metal, used for liveries, standards, etc.
- love-stricken — If you describe someone as love-stricken, you mean that they are so much in love that they are behaving in a strange and foolish way.
- macrovascular — Of or pertaining to the larger blood vessels.
- marriage vows — promises made as part of wedding ceremony
- marvelousness — The quality or state of being marvelous.
- microvascular — Of or relating to the smallest blood vessels.
- misgovernance — to govern or manage badly.
- misgovernment — to govern or manage badly.
- misobservance — a failure to observe thoroughly or properly
- mohave desert — a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).
- mojave desert — a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).
- morbillivirus — a genus of viruses in the family Paramyxoviridae causing infectious diseases such as measles, distemper, or rinderpest
- most reverend — title of high-ranking church minister
- mount everest — Mount, a mountain in S Asia, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world. 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
- movie actress — a female who acts in films or movies
- nectarivorous — feeding on nectar
- nerve oneself — to collect one's energies or courage for an effort
- nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.